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Will vitamin b12 help reduce and treat cold sores if taken as a daily vitamin? or is another vitamin b better? if so what mg shall i take, 500 or 1000

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Myths: No. Vitamin B12 has no role to play in treating Herpes.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Can b12 be treated with food and is it good to take vitamins sweets for it or is it just tablets and injections?

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I am 22.My vitamin b12=76.Vitamin d=10.I am taking methylcobalmin 750 mg daily.And vit d tablets too.Do i need to take vit B12 injections too ?

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My B12 level is high, 955 in 8/20 to 1310 in 04/21. What other test should be run? Should I be worried? I take a prenatal vitamin daily. My BUN is high, by one point. Other labs are normal?

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Vitamin B12 level is 141 pg/mL. Doctor said I should take dissolvable 1000 mcg B12 daily. How long would I need to take this for? Is this usually lifelong?

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I take 6 different vitamins daily. Is that bad? Or is it too much? I feel like i need them all (vitamin c, e, b12, b-complex, glucosamine, &multivitamins)

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